Racers take tour of Conejo

The Amgen Tour of California stage 8 looped through Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Agoura and the mountain pass near The Rock Store.

Second place winner George Hincapie, left, first place winner Ryder Hesjedal, middle and third place winner Carlos Barredo take the winners´ podium for the Stage 8 Amgen Tour of California in Westlake Village on Sunday afternoon.

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Ryder Hesjedal claims first place at the finish line of the Stage 8 Amgen Tour of California with George Hincapie just behind him. The race ended in Westlake Village on Sunday afternoon. Carlos Barredo took third place. Overall winners of the Tour of California were Michael Rogers in first place, David Zabriskie in second and Levi Leipheimer in third.

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Michael Rogers, Tour of California first place victor overall, takes the winners’ stand in Westlake Village at the conclusion of the race on Sunday afternoon.

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The lead racers make their way up the Mulholland Highway during the third lap of the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California Sunday.

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Second place winner George Hincapie, left and first place winner Ryder Hesjedal shake hands on the victors´ podium for the Stage 8 Amgen Tour of California in Westlake Village on Sunday afternoon.

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Australian Michael Rogers makes makes his way up the Mulholland Highway during the first lap of the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California Sunday.

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Riders climb up Mulholland Highway during the first of four laps of the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California race on Sunday afternoon.

Andy Schleck leads a pack up Mulholland Highway during the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday afternoon.

A pack of riders climb up Mulholland Highway during the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday afternoon.

Oscar Pujol Munoz, left, looks back to see where George Hincapie is at during the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California. Both were climbing on Mulholland Highway.

Levi Leipheimer, right, leads a pack during the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California on Sunday afternoon.

Lead riders climb Mulholland Highway during the first of four lap for the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California race on Sunday afternoon.

Riders climb up Mulholland Highway during the first of four lap of the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California race on Sunday afternoon.

Photo by Joseph A. Garcia / Star staff Westlake Village 05/18/2010: Dominique Rollin(cq), left, and Phil Zajicek(cq) lead the pack up Mulholland Highway during the first of four loops for the final stage of the Amgen Tour of California race on Sunday afternoon.

Christopher Horner, right, and his team begin the rolling start of the Amgen Tour of California at The Oaks in Thousand Oaks. Yesterday, Horner came in eighth in the time trials held in downtown Los Angeles.

The crowd cheers on cyclists starting their fourth lap of the Stage 8 Amgen Tour of California in Westlake Village on Sunday afternoon.